Mother charged in abduction of 8-year-old girl

A Toronto Police Service shoulder badge is shown in this undated photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

Posted March 6, 2026 5:15 pm.

Last Updated March 7, 2026 10:02 am.

Toronto police have charged a 41-year-old woman in connection with the abduction of her eight-year-old daughter on Friday.

Investigators say the child was taken from her legal guardian just after 12:30 p.m. in the Spadina Avenue and Dundas Street West area.

On Saturday morning, police said the child had been safely located and was in “good health.”

Amanda Edwards of no fixed address has been charged with abduction by a parent contrary to a custody order.

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